Question

Statements: Some desks are caps. No cap is red. Conclusions: I. Some caps are desks. II. No desk is red.

• A. If only conclusion I follows
• B. If only conclusion II follows
• C. If neither I nor II follows
• D. If both I and II follow

Hint:

In syllogisms: • Conversion is valid for “some” statements • Do not generalize from “some” to “all”

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: “Some desks are caps” implies Some caps are desks So, conclusion I follows.
Step 2: “No cap is red” does not imply that all desks are not red, because only some desks are caps. Thus, conclusion II does not follow.